Theme for Spring

Creativity

“You can’t use up creativity.
The more you use,
the more you have.”
― Maya Angelou

  • Otherworldly Reflection: MC Escher’s Puddle

    M.C. Escher created Puddle in 1952. It is a woodcut that depicts a simple scene - a puddle in the middle of an unpaved path through the woods. The path is muddy, you can see footprints heading in both directions [...]

  • Painting Movement: Jackson Pollock: Autumn Rhythm (Number 30)

    Back when I was in High school I took an art history class where we studied the life and works of artists from the Renaissance to the modern period. I had by this time already fancied myself an artist [...]

  • In a Forest Dark and Gloomy

    I sit and look out my back window into the yard behind my house. It is large and full of trees; a combination of fir and pine and aspen. On this day, early in the morning, it is cold and [...]

  • What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?

    It is a question we’ve all been asked at least once at some point in our childhood. And the answer, at least for me, would change depending on the time and place or the frame of mind I was in. [...]

  • I Remember Magic

    I am driving home from work in the rain. The traffic is heavy and I am upset. Not at anything, in particular, just a strange combination of angry-sad, non-focused malaise. I have a feeling of something is wrong, there is [...]

  • Story Graphs by Kurt Vonnegut

    I had the privilege of hearing Kurt Vonnegut speak once toward the end of his life. I was overwhelmed by his humor and humanity. He was a unique and brilliant individual [...]